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train	The blue-chip Dow Jones industrial average .DJI climbed 164 points, or 1.91 percent, to 8,765.38, brushing its highest levels since mid-January.	They say second-quarter earnings reports will be key in giving investors that guidance.	3
train	Joe Kernan, who had been lieutenant governor for the past seven years, was sworn in as governor after O'Bannon died Saturday.	His lawyer, a cousin, Basil Russin, did not attend the hearing and did not return phone messages.	0.8
train	MediaQ's customers include major handheld makers Mitsubishi, Siemens, Palm, Sharp, Philips, Dell and Sony.	He and the other lawyers planned to stay until the river starts receding.	2.625
train	A federal grand jury indicted them on Tuesday; the document was sealed until yesterday to allow authorities to make arrests.	Seven 20- and 21-year-old male cadets were caught in an off-campus hotel room early Saturday with two female teens, 16 and 18 years.	3.6
train	The others were given copies of "Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution" and told to follow it.	One man had brandished an English-Turkish dictionary and pointed to the word "refugee".	4.8
train	Another shooting linked to the spree occurred Nov. 11 at Hamilton Central Elementary in Obetz, about two miles from the freeway.	Dennehy, who transferred to Baylor last year after getting kicked off the University of New Mexico Lobos for temper tantrums, became a born-again Christian in June 2002.	2.75
train	"City-grown pollution, and ozone in particular, is tougher on country trees," says Cornell University ecologist Jillian Gregg.	On Tuesday, a Florida appeals court again refused to block removal of the tube.	3.75
train	The elderly and those with weakened immune systems are also urged to protect against mosquito bites.	On Thursday, a Post article argued that a 50 basis point cut from the Fed was more likely.	4
train	The companies, Chiron and Aventis Pasteur, together made about 80 million doses of the injected vaccine, which ordinarily would have been enough to meet U.S. demand.	The Arizona-based ISM reported Monday that its non-manufacturing index rose to 50.7 last month, from 47.9 in March.	3.6
train	"I came basically to Washington to establish relationships and to make sure that we are getting more federal money to California," Schwarzenegger said after meeting with congressional Republicans.	But for the elderly and those with weakened immune systems, it can be fatal.	3.8
train	Pataki praised Abraham's decision, and LIPA Chairman Richard Kessel said the cable should be kept in operation permanently.	In Nairobi, the provost of All Saints Cathedral, the Very Reverend Peter Karanja, said the US Episcopal Church was alienating itself from the Anglican Communion.	4
train	Police then called a bomb squad, but the device exploded, killing Wells, before bomb technicians arrived.	Still, he noted that Miami must decide whether to seek A.C.C. membership by June 30 to adhere to Big East guidelines.	2.25
train	Agents found more than 1,000 credit cards and credit card duplicating machines during a search of Ragin's address.	Thirty-four of the men have been arrested and the others are being sought, US Attorney Daniel Bogden said yesterday.	5
train	Douglas Robinson, a senior vice president of finance, will take over as chief financial officer on an interim basis.	The countys first and only human case of West Nile this year was confirmed by health officials on Sept. 8.	4.25
train	AFTRA members approved the merger by a vote of 75.88% to 24.12%.	Netgear prices the WGT634U Super Wireless Media Router, which will be available in the first quarter of 2004, at under $200.	3.5
train	The hearing occurred a day after the Pentagon for the first time singled out an officer, Dallager, for not addressing the scandal.	But the United States' ultimate goal was not just to topple Mr. Hussein but to stabilize the country and install a friendly government.	4
train	During a screaming match in 1999, Carolyn told John she was still sleeping with Bergin.	Domestic sales at both GM and No. 2 Ford Motor Co. declined more than predicted as a late summer sales frenzy prompted a larger-than-expected industry backlash.	4
train	MEN who drink tea, particularly green tea, can greatly reduce their risk of prostate cancer, a landmark WA study has found.	Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had expected Kodak to earn 68 cents a share for the quarter.	1.333
train	The Bush administration blames Hussein loyalists and foreign Muslim militants who have entered Iraq to fight U.S. troops for the wave of bombings and guerrilla attacks.	A tropical storm rapidly developed in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday and could have hurricane-force winds when it hits land somewhere along the Louisiana coast Monday night.	3.2
train	The University of Michigan released today a new admissions policy after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in June the way it previously admitted undergraduates.	He said police had identified the bodies of seven of the 14 bombers who launched five almost simultaneous raids Friday night.	4
train	The consumer group generated $4.47 billion of profit and $20 billion of revenue from January to June, 53% of Citigroup's profit and revenue.	If draining the ponds in Maryland will further help establish Steve's innocence, we welcome it."	4.2
train	On the other hand, if this will help further establish Steve's innocence, we welcome it."	Thousands of revellers, celebrating the decision, vowed to push for more legal rights, including same-sex marriages.	2
train	Republicans had pledged to complete a Medicare drug package by August, then extended the deadline to Oct. 17, and they are still working on it.	In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average a gauge of 30 blue chip stocks was up 3.29 points or 0.04 per cent to 8,585.97.	3.75
train	According to the Census Bureau, the Hispanic population increased by 9.8 percent from the April 2000 census figures.	Sgt. Ernest Bucklew, 33, was coming home from Iraq to bury his mother in Pennsylvania.	3.6
train	July 1st is the sixth anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese rule.	Barbini said the EU may reach a compromise but it wants a system for labeling such foods, something the industry has resisted.	3.2
train	The meeting was scheduled to end Wednesday night, with attendees approving resolutions that express the denomination's view on issues but that are not binding on churches.	The arm was kept in a separate room, but the monkeys could track their progress by watching a representation of the arm and its motions on a video screen.	2.8
train	Kodak expects earnings of 5 cents to 25 cents a share in the quarter.	"This was a persistent problem which has not been solved, mechanically and physically," said board member Steven Wallace.	3.25
train	"It was a little bit embarrassing the way we played in the first two games," Thomas said.	Harry Potter's latest wizard trick?	4
train	The camp hosts summer religious retreats for children and other events year-round, according to its Web site.	"MediaMax performs EXACTLY as "advertised" to the companies who purchased it," Jacobs said in the statement.	2.2
train	The government did not identify the taikonauts — a term coined from ‘‘taikong,’’ the Chinese word for space — who would travel on the second mission.	The crates are full of hardback copies of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."	4.25
train	He left the army for Syria where he received religious training.	The system is priced from US$1.1 million to $22.4 million, depending on configuration.	4.4
train	Shares of Allergan fell 14 cents to close at $78.12 on the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites).	Box cutters were the weapons used by the 19 hijackers in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.	1.8
train	Several states and the federal government later passed similar or more strict bans.	The most common side effects after getting the nasal spray were nasal congestion, runny nose, sore throat and cough.	3.6
train	Sayliyah was the command base for the Iraq war, but Central Command sent hundreds who ran the war back home to Tampa, Florida.	"But at this stage, given the early detection, the outlook in such instances would be positive," he said.	2.4
train	"Spin and manipulative public relations and propaganda are not the answer," it said.	On Monday, Abbey trotted on stage, tail wagging, with Conway before a crowd of 10,000 attendees at PeopleSoft's annual customer conference.	2.8
train	For the entire season, the average five-day forecast track error was 259 miles, Franklin said.	"I know this sounds counterintuitive, but it's true: City-grown pollution -- and ozone in particular -- is tougher on country trees," U.S. ecologist Jillian Gregg said.	1.5
train	Mr Alibek said: "Our outcomes are very encouraging.	Of the 24 million phone votes cast, Studdard was only 130,000 votes ahead of Aiken.	3.75
train	Shares in BA were down 1.5 percent at 168 pence by 1420 GMT, off a low of 164p, in a slightly stronger overall London market.	Corixa's stock barely flinched on the news, dipping 12 cents to close at $6.88.	3.75
train	According to law enforcement officials, the person arrested was a known sophisticated hacker.	FirstEnergy Corp. should have determined that modernizing one of its plants would increase overall pollution emissions, U.S. District Judge Edmund Sargus ruled Thursday.	4
train	Amazon also reported that the New York Attorney General's office had settled civil fraud charges with one of the spoofers it identified.	The attorney representing al-Halabi, Air Force Maj. James Key III, denied the charges, according to The Associated Press.	4.4
train	The film is the second of a trilogy, which will wrap up in November with The Matrix Revolutions.	With the remaining three shuttles grounded in the wake of the Columbia accident, the rookies will have to wait even longer.	3.5
train	A spokesman said: "Since November, we have co-operated fully with the police.	In a news release Thursday, Strayhorn said this was the first time a comptroller rejected a budget.	3.75
train	From Broadway comedies like "The Seven Year Itch" (1952), "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?"	The New Democrats also renewed their commitment to no health-care privatization and no premiums.	1.9
train	The nation's largest retailer has told its 100 top suppliers they have to start using electronic tags on all pallets of goods by Jan. 25, 2005.	Southwest said its traffic was up 4.6 percent in the quarter on a capacity increase of 4.2 percent.	4.111
train	Bashir felt he was being tried by opinion not on the facts, Mahendradatta told Reuters.	But under cross-examination by O'Donnell's attorney, Lorna Schofield, Toepfer conceded she had ignored many of O'Donnell's suggestions and projects.	3
train	The launch coincides with the JavaOne developers' conference in San Francisco this week.	Another person, a man from Fort Worth, Texas, also was missing.	3
train	The new version, W32/Sobig.C-mm, had already reached a "high level" outbreak status by Monday, according to security analysts.	The Telegraph can reveal that Sir John Stevens, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner, placed his force on its highest alert last week.	3.5
train	It later emerged that he had broken his right thigh and bones in his right wrist and elbow.	Today, Dean ends his four-day, 10-city "Sleepless Summer" tour in Chicago and New York.	4.8
train	Young has 28 days to file a response and ask the NASD for a hearing.	Oracle chairman Larry Ellison has hinted that the company could yet again increase its offer for rival PeopleSoft.	3.4
train	Monkeypox is usually found only in central and western Africa.	The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades endorsed Mr Dean several weeks ago.	3
train	VeriSign introduced its Site Finder service on Sept. 15.	His protest led to a 47-hour standoff with police that caused huge traffic jams in downtown Washington and northern Virginia.	3.75
train	The ADRs fell 10 cents to $28.95 at 10:06 a.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading today.	Playwright George Axelrod, who anticipated the sexual revolution with The Seven Year Itch and Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?	4.4
train	Fighting erupted after four North Korean journalists confronted a dozen South Korean activists protesting human rights abuses in the North outside the main media centre.	Bulger's brother, a former FBI informant, is now on the law enforcement agency's "10 Most Wanted" list.	2
train	MSN Messenger 6 will be available for download starting at 6 p.m. GMT on Wednesday from http://messenger.msn.com/download/v6preview.asp.	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI jumped 2.09 percent, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX leapt 2.23 percent.	3.8
train	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index was up 7.60 points, or 0.46 percent, at 1,653.62.	The pressure will intensify today, with national coverage of the final round planned by ESPN and words that are even more difficult.	2.6
train	Turkish authorities have said all the suicide bombers were Turks.	Its safe to assume the Senate is prepared to pass some form of a cap....The level of it is to be debated.	2.4
train	He was taken to a hospital for precautionary X-rays on his neck.	The government recently shelved peace talks being brokered by neighbouring Malaysia after a spate of attacks on Mindanao, including three deadly bombings, that it blamed on the MILF.	3.4
train	By state law, 911 calls are not public information and were not released.	Vice President Dick Cheney says Mississippi Republican Haley Barbour would be a good governor because of his government and business savvy.	3.8
train	The bank's shares fell 45 cents in trading yesterday to $91.51 per share.	Fighting has continued sporadically in the west, where it is complicated by the presence of battle-hardened Liberians on both sides.	2.4
train	"We're going to do everything in our power to get money back to ratepayers as quickly as possible," Kennedy said.	Also hurting was news General Motors GM.N was to issue $10 billion in debt, in part to plug a hole in its pension plan.	3
train	Two convicted killers and another inmate escaped from a state prison on a busy street Wednesday by cutting through a fence, a Corrections Department official said.	The director of the Office of Medical Access, Cindy Cripps-Prawak, left her job after the department introduced a plan to distribute marijuana through doctors' offices.	4.6
train	The Winston-Salem, North Carolina company opened six stores during the quarter, bringing the total to 282.	"The clear message is it should not be used to prevent cardiovascular disease," Manson said.	1.5
train	In an E-mail statement to the Knoxville News Sentinel, Shumaker said, ''I am not giving any consideration to resignation.	"Reloaded" is the second installment of a trilogy; "The Matrix Revolutions" is slated for debut in November.	4.6
train	The American decision provoked an angry reaction from the European Commission, which described the move as "legally unwarranted, economically unfounded and politically unhelpful".	Chiron and Aventis Pasteur together made about 80 million doses, ordinarily enough for U.S. demand, The Associated Press reported.	1
train	Part of the accord was the implementation of a special health council that would monitor health spending and progress in reforming the health system.	DRINKING green tea can dramatically reduce the risk of men contracting prostate cancer, a study by Australian researchers has discovered.	5
train	Get it all out," says Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz & Associates, a national retail consulting firm based in New York City.	The dollar dropped to $1.1564 per euro at 7:30 a.m. in London from $1.1486 on Friday.	4.2
train	Allegiant shares rose $4, or $17.2 percent, to $27.43 in Thursday morning trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market.	"I have acknowledged that I behaved inappropriately," he said.	5
train	The bishop told police he thought he had hit a dog or a cat or that someone had thrown a rock at his vehicle.	Shares jumped almost 7 percent in pre-open trading, rising to $18.26 from $17.05 at Tuesday's close.	3
train	On May 1, he crawled through a narrow, winding canyon, rappelled down a 60-foot cliff and walked some six miles down the canyon.	"I came to Washington basically to establish relationships and make sure we are getting more federal money," Schwarzenegger said after one meeting.	4.2
train	Entrenched interests are positioning themselves to control the network's chokepoints and they are lobbying the FCC to aid and abet them.	The FBI, CIA, Canadian Security Intelligence Service and Royal Canadian Mounted Police declined to comment on the Washington Times report.	3.2
train	The tech-loaded Nasdaq composite rose 20.96 points to 1595.91, ending at its highest level for 12 months.	The grant also funds beach testing in King George County, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.	3.333
train	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index .IXIC rose 17.26 points, or 1.06 percent, to 1,640.06, based on the latest data.	Later this year, the command will send trainers with soldiers from four North African nations on patrolling and intelligence gathering missions.	3.444
train	Still, he noted Miami must decide whether to seek ACC membership for the next school year by June 30 to adhere to Big East guidelines.	The letter bomb sent to Prodi exploded in his hands but he was unhurt.	2.667
train	He playfully chided the Senate's "little bitty tax relief plan."	Next week, John S. Reed, the former Citicorp chief executive who Sunday became interim chairman and chief executive of the exchange, will take up his position.	3.75
train	The findings appear in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association (news - web sites).	The Communications Workers Union, which represents more than 2,300 Comcast employees, called the executive pay package excessive when a typical union employee makes about $27,000 annually.	3.333
train	The Dow Jones industrial average .DJI ended up 56.79 points, or 0.67 percent, at 8,588.36 -- its highest level since January 17.	Peregrine sold its Remedy business unit to BMC Software in November for $355 million.	3.4
train	"I really liked him and I still do," Cohen Alon told the Herald yesterday.	Officials are trying to retrieve the bodies from the water," police official J.D. Tambe told Reuters.	3.8
train	The Nasdaq composite index advanced 20.59, or 1.3 percent, to 1,616.50, after gaining 5.7 percent last week.	The technology-laced Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> climbed 19.11 points, or 1.2 percent, to 1,615.02.	3
train	"I'm real excited to be a Cleveland Cavalier," James said.	The consumer-confidence index came in at 83.5 in June, down slightly from a revised 83.6 in May, the Conference Board said.	3.5
train	This northern autumn US trainers will work with soldiers from four North African countries on patrolling and gathering intelligence.	Nine seconds later, SpaceShipOne broke the sound barrier, the company said.	4.2
train	Griffith, a Mount Airy native, now lives on the North Carolina coast in Manteo.	The Federal Trade Commission asked Congress yesterday for broader powers to attack the rapidly growing problem of spam, which new studies show accounts for half of all e-mail traffic.	4
train	Texas Instruments climbed $1.37 to $19.25 yesterday and Novellus Systems Inc. advanced $1.76 to $36.31.	The helicopter was owned by Las Vegas-based Sundance Helicopters Inc., according to the sheriff's office.	4
train	With diplomacy heating up in the nearly 10-month-old nuclear crisis, Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing is slated to visit South Korea from August 13 to 15.	"I am advised that certain allegations of criminal conduct have been interposed against my counsel, J. Michael Boxley,'' the Silver statement said. "	0.8
train	They came despite what BA called a "difficult quarter", which it said included unofficial industrial action at Heathrow.	The company also said it would cut wholesale prices on cassettes and change the suggested retail price to $8.98.	4
train	Squyres is principal investigator for the Athena payload - a collection of science instruments carted by each rover.	Hickenlooper clobbered city Auditor Don Mares, 46, in the Tuesday runoff.	2.75
train	The broad Standard & Poor's 500 Index .SPX inched up 3 points, or 0.32 percent, to 970.	"What is happening here is that people who have opposed this action throughout are trying to find fresh reasons why it was not the right thing to do."	3.8
train	She asked to be excused from last week's Cabinet session to prepare for a meeting with the presidents of Rwanda and Uganda.	"What has happened to you, sir, by way of punishment, is certainly more than enough," Covello said.	2.4
train	On Thursday, a Washington Post article argued that a 50 basis point cut from the Fed was more likely, contrary to the Wall Street Journal's line.	Shares of Fox Entertainment Group Inc., News Corp.'s U.S. media and entertainment arm, fell 45 cents to $26.85 in New York Stock Exchange composite trading.	4.2
train	State Education Commissioner Kent King said Wednesday that the scores on the Missouri Assessment Program tests disappointed him.	British Airways plans to retire its seven Concordes at the end of October.	2.4
train	Along with chipmaker Intel, the companies include Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Gateway Inc. and Nokia Corp.	Nations like Israel and Australia already have such status.	3.176
train	As a result, 24 players broke par in the first round.	He also recruited other people to take delivery of fraudulently obtained merchandise he had ordered.	2.5
train	The New York Mets then selected outfielder Lastings Milledge from Lakewood Ranch High School in Florida.	The Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJ: news, chart, profile) rose 56 points, or 0.7 percent, to 8,588.	4.4
train	Apple Computer's new online music service sold more than 1 million songs during its first week of operation, the company said Monday.	Police used pepper spray and rubber bullets to disperse a downtown march and rally last night by activists protesting an annual police intelligence-training seminar.	3.333
train	The monkeys could track their progress by watching a schematic representation of the arm and its motions on a video screen.	The academy will get its own internal report next week and it will be made public, Rosa said.	2.5
train	The broader Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was 0.46 points lower, or 0.05 percent, at 997.02.	In seeking leniency, Waksal apologized to the court, his employees and his family.	2.5
train	He allowed two runs in seven innings and struck out six.	A convicted killer and two other inmates cut through two fences topped with razor wire and escaped from a state prison on a busy street.	5
train	Boeing said the final agreement is expected to be signed during the next few weeks.	The European Commission, the EU's powerful executive body, described the move as "legally unwarranted, economically unfounded and politically unhelpful."	3.6
train	A poll showed that the FBI bugging of the mayor had given a boost to his reelection effort against GOP opponent Sam Katz.	A long awaited report on the Hong Kong government's handling of the SARS outbreak has been released.	3.2
train	But the inadequate performance of students in various subgroups tagged the state as deficient under the federal No Child Left Behind act.	That saw the benchmark 10-year note US10YT=RR slip 5/32 in price, taking its yield to 3.36 percent from 3.34 percent late on Thursday.	3.333
train	He planned to stay all day until the river crested, which was forecast for late last night.	Consumer groups oppose the changes, saying they would concentrate too many outlets in too few media empires.	3.75